vid, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

vid n.

1. a videotape [abbr.].

1985		Eble Campus Sl. Oct. 2: catch a vid – watch music videos.
1986		J. Ellroy Suicide Hill 112: ‘Now she's taken up with a man—a video entrepreneur. [...] He's heavy into rock vid’.
1997		J. Birmingham Tasmanian Babes Fiasco (1998) 50: Just check out our porno vids.
2004		J. Ellroy ‘Jungletown Jihad’ in Destination: Morgue! (2004) 330: Pandemic porno vids. Torrid and topical titles.
2015		I. Welsh Decent Ride 22: Ah hear yir still at that porno vid stuff.
2017		D. Winslow The Force [ebook] ‘You get us the vid clip you walk’.
2018		CGM ‘No Porkie Pies’ 🎵 A hundred man in your vid, when I slide on your block ain’t no one about (where ’dem ’dere?).

2. a situation.

1997–2000

College Sl. Research Project (Cal. State Poly. Uni., Pomona) 🌐 Vid (noun) A notable or somehow striking image or memory of an image.

In compounds

vid cam (n.)

(N.Z. prison) an inquisitive prison officer.

2001

D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 198/1: vid cam n. an over-inquisitive prison officer who constantly watches inmates for signs of misconduct or illegal activity.